CREDIT FACILITIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

A summary of borrowings as of September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 follows:

	Fixed/				Interest Rate				Balances
	Variable				September 30,		September 30,		September 30,			September 30,
Debt	Rate		Maturity		2012		2011		2012			2011
					(percents)				(thousands)
M&T borrowings:
Revolving credit facility		v		12/17/13		3.00		3.25	$	6,588		$	7,198
SCB term loan		v		12/17/15		3.25		3.50		13,000			17,000
Albuquerque term loan		v		12/16/14		3.25		3.50		2,250			3,250
Albuquerque mortgage loan		v		12/16/14		3.25		3.50		3,267			3,533
Celmet term loan		v		07/30/15		3.25		3.50		1,166			1,533
Equipment loans (2)		v		12/17/13		3.25		3.25		672			945
Equipment loans (3)		f		11/01/12		2.93		3.05		108			315
Wire and Cable term loan		f		01/01/12				6.70		-			95
Energy loan		f		04/02/13		2.08		2.08		23			64
Other borrowings:
Seller notes, Wire and Cable		f		06/01/13		3.00		4.00		463			1,076
Albuquerque industrial revenue bond		f		03/01/19		5.63		5.63		100			100
Total debt										27,637			35,109
Less: current portion										(6,533	)		(6,896	)
Long-term debt									$	21,104		$	28,213

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

Aggregate contractual principal payments under IEC's borrowings for the next four years are summarized below:

	Contractual
	Principal
Debt Repayment Schedule	Payments
	(thousands)
Twelve months ending September 30,
2013	$	6,533
2014*		12,528
2015		5,009
2016		3,567
	$	27,637

*Includes Revolver balance of $6,588 as of September 30, 2012.